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avogadro's number

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
avo-gadro's num-ber
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The number of elementary entities (atoms or molecules) comprising one mole of a given substance, being precisely 6.02214076 × 10²³. Formerly defined as the number of atoms present in 12 grams of isotopically pure carbon-12.

Etymology

Named after Italian physicist Amedeo Avogadro (1776–1856).

Synonyms

Avogadro constant Avogadro's constant avogadro number

Questions

What does avogadro's number mean?
The number of elementary entities (atoms or molecules) comprising one mole of a given substance, being precisely 6.02214076 × 10²³. Formerly defined as the number of atoms present in 12 grams of isotopically pure carbon-12.
Where does avogadro's number come from?
Named after Italian physicist Amedeo Avogadro (1776–1856).

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